Koewacht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Coewagt in 1640. Compound of koe (“cow”) and wacht (“watch, guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ʋɑxt/
• Hyphenation: Koe‧wacht

Proper noun

Koewacht n

1. A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Koewachtenaar
• Koewachts

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “koewacht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN